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"They seemed, by the Sacred Way, to ascend, through an offering without example, to the most formidable altar that man had ever erected." Paul Valéry
(Painting by Georges Scott) |
By Robert B. BruceSelected from "To the Last Limits of Their Strength: The French Army and the Logistics of Altrition at the Dattle of Verdun", Army History, Summer 1998
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| Present Day Marker at the Starting Point in Bar-le-Duc |
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| Road in Red, Rail in Blue |
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| Northern Loop, Where Returning Troops Were Loaded |
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Bas-Relief from Voie Sacrée Memorial
Note That Rail, Trucks of Different Types, Road Crews, and Loaders Are Commemorated |
Very good sketch, especially showing the route as an ongoing response to changing conditions.
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